One last race was held today to crown our new 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Champions in Vilamoura, Portugal. The day started with a dense fog that slowly dissipated through the morning, allowing a final race to be contested at 14:30 with around 8 knots from WSW. Final results – Boys – 2020 Laser 4.7 […]
Two new races were added to scores today at the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. Races started at 14:00 as per scheduled with 8-12 knots from West, then slowly increasing but stable until the end of the day. After 10 races, the following are the provisional results. We’re only one day
The third edition of our Solidarity Programme is fully delivering fun and sportiveness this days in Vilamoura, where the 2020 Laser 4.7 European Championships are being played. Early within the first days of races we have interviewed some of people involved to get they first feeling about the programme. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EGk8XkrP40[/embedyt] “The aim of the
The Final series started today at the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. First races started on time at 14:00 with around 8 knots. For the second bunch of races the wind raised to 11-12. Various general recalls denoted the sailor’s anxiety for rocking and pushing their limits. Shifty wind made the
Long third day of races in Vilamoura, Portugal, where the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships are being held. After 3 hours postponement in the morning due to lack of wind, sailors were allowed to go on water at 14:00. The first races were sailed under very light wind conditions, even shortening some of courses.
Vilamoura delivered great sailing conditions again on this second day of races at the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships. The day started early in the morning with a coaches meeting as usual, where we took the chance to interview some of them and ask about their team’s goals. You can see the video here:
Perfect sailing conditions for the first bunch of races in Vilamoura, Portugal, where more than 180 young sailors are enjoying of the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans. 12-15 knots from SW allowed both scheduled races to be completed in all 3 fleets. Day 1 results – Boys Spanish sailor Marcos Altarriba ESP (1-1) drew a
The local organisation in Vilamoura have worked hard this days preparing a wonderful 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans event, and one of main efforts was focused on helping our Sustainability Programme to fight against plastic pollution, avoiding single-use plastics. On their arrival all participants were provided with aluminium bottles, and water tanks were placed along
Wonderful second day of action in Vilamoura, Portugal, where the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans are being held. Sailors continued registering and measuring their boats along the day. A nice wind and sunshine enlightened the practice race, followed by a fantastic Floating Parade –replacing the traditional Walking Parade due to the sanitary regulations– with all
The third day of races delivered champagne sailing for wrapping the 2020 Vilamoura Open Regatta in Portugal. A variety of conditions in the past 3 days were the perfect test for the upcoming main event: the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy starting on Thursday. Overnight leader Guilherme Cavaco POR was
